Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-29
Mining Matters Near Lovelocks.

EDS. oRD-UNIoN: Knowing you are
always anxious to obtain the latest events
which would be of interest to your many
readers, propose TO give you the outline
from which we expect to greatly add to the
general business of our little desert town
1t is but natural for a person engaged in
the general pursuits of life to uphold the
principles and callings which they are en-
gagged in, and from the earliest time of
which history has cognizance the spirit
and desire Of the human family to obtain
wealth hiss been the main thought and am
bition of life. This being the direct motive,
it only requires the necessary slimuiant 10
generate ideas from which man selects his
calling. 1t may, therefore, be a little am
biguous in stating that the calling OF a
miner is one of the most noble i'll the
various channels from which man makes
his selection; but we find ia the second
chapter of Genesis, eleventh verse, that
gold came from the country of Havilah,
and that it was mined by the people of that
town. 1t is also a fact that the aucients
understood mining and carried on the
reduction OF metals on as large scale, and
with as perfect results, as those of the pres
ent time. Cadmus, who lived in the six
tenth century before Christ, opened and
developed the first mine of gold and copper
in Pangosus, and which was again worked
one thousand years after by Phillip OF
Macedon Ii is, therefore, clearly demon
stiated that mining was one of the first
industries carried on by the people of that
time, and is also conclusive proof that
religion and mining are assimilated and go
hand in hand in working out the bench
cent welfare of the human family.
Although having some of the most pro-
ductiye farming land. We are also blessed
with some Of the best mineral deposits.
The five metals-gold silver, copper,
lead and iron-which have been brought
into SO general use, and are to lay the basis
upon which nations depend for their future
progress and prosperity, are all found
within radius OF thirty miles of this
town Since the erection of reduction
works at Reno it has caused a reaction in
mining, and properties that have been
abandoned for years, have been resurrected
ard are now made to pay good profit. In
connection with these different classes of
mines, we are able to boast of two of the
richest and most extensive nickel and CO.
bait mines ever yet discovered. The Ma
tional Nickel Company, of New York.
have been developing their property, and
exposed large bodies of the highest grade
ore ever yet found. 1t is the intention of
this company to push operations next
month, SO that when spring opens they
will be ready to erect reduction works.
This property hes been neglected to great
extent, for what purpose is best known to
its owners. Still there have been shipped
several hundred tons of The ore to London
and New York. which has demonstrated
the extent of the property, and from reli
able information l learn that the develop
- no va ovnosaI sr.ffis.iant nf this h
grade ore to run reduction works for a
year. As the company is composed of
capitalists, there will be no lack Of money
to carry out their intentions. In the course
of two or three months there will be some
very extensive developments. which will
again regenerate the olden times and in
fuse new life in mining interests. Yours.
MINER
Lovelocks, January q, 1887.